Name: Athens livestock auction prices — 2022-05-11
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2022-05-11

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week earlier. Slaughter cows and bulls steady, feeder steers and steer calves lightly tested, feeder bulls and bull calves unevenly steady, feeder heifers and heifer calves steady to 2.00 higher, replacement cows lightly tested.

Weight class

Bulls · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb bulls averaged $151.43/cwt on 80 head. That ranks 1 of 20 comparable sales and sits −63.39 against this barn's trailing median of $214.82.

Average price

$151.43

80 head · 523 lb average

Value per head Derived

$791

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$88

per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 3

$25.14/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+7.64

vs GA average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	502	166.31	834	23
Medium and Large 2	534	149.81	800	28
Medium and Large 3	528	141.18	746	29

One grade step is worth $25.14/cwt here — about $88 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 0–100 lb. USDA reports each grade on its own line and never publishes the spread.

This barn's trailing prices 0–100 lb

20 sales

Bulls 0–100 lb: high $226.86, low $185.12, median $214.82 across 20 sales. Sales under 10 head in this class are excluded, so a thin day cannot swing the median or the ranking.

How it compared 0–100 lb

Same class and week · spot auction only

This sale80 hd

151.43

—

GA average15 barns · 1,002 hd

143.79

+7.64

This barn, trailing median20 sales

214.82

−63.39

A barn can sit above the state average at one weight and below it at another — check the class you actually sell.

Slaughter cattle

By class and quality grade · $/cwt

Cull cows and bulls are graded, not weight-classed — grade is what moves the money here.

Class	Grade	Dressing	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Bulls	—	Average	1,461	104.23	1,523	24
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Low	1,614	74.53	1,202	14
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,215	74.27	902	59
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,013	62.88	637	41

Every lot, as filed

59 lots · USDA AMS · Northeast Georgia Livestock - Athens, GA

Nothing removed and nothing rounded — the same lots as the USDA report, with per-head values added.

Class	Grade / description	Weight	Avg wt	Price	Range	Per head	Head
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	422	157.82/cwt	155.00–160.00	666	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	428	166.58/cwt	162.50–172.50	713	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	732	116.61/cwt	115.00–120.00	854	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	382	165.78/cwt	165.00–167.50	633	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	525	124.92/cwt	120.00–130.00	656	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	473	135.54/cwt	130.00–140.00	641	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	372	153.18/cwt	147.50–157.50	570	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	710	119.90/cwt	119.00–122.50	851	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	426	144.47/cwt	140.00–150.00	615	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	518	147.37/cwt	142.50–150.00	763	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	593	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	830	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	580	113.63/cwt	110.00–120.00	659	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	618	116.63/cwt	115.00–117.50	721	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	435	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	761	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	484	155.55/cwt	154.00–161.00	753	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	526	153.37/cwt	147.50–156.00	807	9
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	484	171.39/cwt	167.50–173.00	830	7
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	475	162.50/cwt	162.50–162.50	772	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	440	161.00/cwt	161.00–161.00	708	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	768	133.34/cwt	133.00–134.00	1,024	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	478	146.34/cwt	142.00–152.50	700	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	586	126.60/cwt	125.00–132.50	742	9
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	595	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	922	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	575	169.00/cwt	169.00–169.00	972	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	380	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	665	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	675	137.43/cwt	135.00–140.00	928	2
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	630	136.65/cwt	132.50–141.00	861	2
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	425	166.07/cwt	162.50–170.00	706	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	643	162.00/cwt	162.00–162.00	1,042	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	725	136.43/cwt	134.00–139.00	989	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	627	135.79/cwt	132.50–140.00	851	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	478	158.20/cwt	155.00–162.50	756	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	517	163.26/cwt	155.00–165.00	844	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	468	172.16/cwt	165.00–175.00	806	11
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	675	121.94/cwt	120.00–124.00	823	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	285	182.50/cwt	182.50–182.50	520	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,014	59.48/cwt	57.00–64.00	603	24
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,563	69.76/cwt	67.00–71.00	1,090	3
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,594	74.71/cwt	72.00–79.00	1,191	10
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,960	87.00/cwt	87.00–87.00	1,705	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,082	67.74/cwt	63.00–70.00	733	12
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,274	80.81/cwt	79.00–85.00	1,030	13
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,011	67.68/cwt	65.00–72.00	684	17
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,239	74.08/cwt	71.00–78.00	918	34
Bulls	—	—	1,475	104.39/cwt	101.00–108.00	1,540	15
Bulls	—	—	1,634	112.16/cwt	110.00–114.00	1,833	4
Bulls	—	—	1,282	97.40/cwt	95.00–99.00	1,249	5
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2-3	—	1,038	854.24/cwt	840.00–870.00	8,867	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,200	930.00/cwt	930.00–930.00	11,160	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,175	880.00/cwt	880.00–880.00	10,340	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Small 1-2	—	825	1,050.00/cwt	1,050.00–1,050.00	8,663	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	525	136.20/cwt	135.00–137.50	715	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	585	127.37/cwt	125.00–135.00	745	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	673	130.51/cwt	125.00–135.00	878	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	575	142.33/cwt	137.50–147.50	818	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	635	126.19/cwt	125.00–130.00	801	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	471	146.76/cwt	142.50–150.00	691	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	360	182.50/cwt	182.50–182.50	657	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	578	154.04/cwt	150.00–160.00	890	3

How this sale compares

Georgia weighted averages

One sale is one barn on one day. The state ladder is every Georgia auction USDA reported that week, weighted by head — the fairer test of whether a lot sold well.

Georgia feeder prices, every weight →Every state and region →

Northeast Georgia Livestock - Athens, GA

Wed May 11, 2022

USDA Livestock, Poultry & Grain Market News · Federal-State Market News Service, Thomasville, GA (LS-TV)

Feeder CattleReceipts 385Last week 263Year ago 410

Slaughter CattleReceipts 148Last week 107Year ago 88

Replacement CattleReceipts 41Last week 72Year ago 145

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	422	155.00–160.00	157.82
3	—	732	115.00–120.00	116.61
3	—	382	165.00–167.50	165.78
2	—	675	120.00–124.00	121.94
1	—	285	182.50	182.50
2	—	525	135.00–137.50	136.20
4	—	585	125.00–135.00	127.37
4	—	635	125.00–130.00	126.19
4	—	471	142.50–150.00	146.76
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	428	162.50–172.50	166.58
3	—	518	142.50–150.00	147.37
6	—	627	132.50–140.00	135.79
6	—	478	155.00–162.50	158.20
4	—	673	125.00–135.00	130.51
2	—	575	137.50–147.50	142.33
1	—	360	182.50	182.50
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	517	155.00–165.00	163.26
11	—	468	165.00–175.00	172.16
3	—	578	150.00–160.00	154.04
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	525	120.00–130.00	124.92
12	—	473	130.00–140.00	135.54
6	—	372	147.50–157.50	153.18
7	—	426	140.00–150.00	144.47
4	—	580	110.00–120.00	113.63
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	710	119.00–122.50	119.90
3	—	593	140.00	140.00
11	—	484	154.00–161.00	155.55
9	—	526	147.50–156.00	153.37
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	618	115.00–117.50	116.63
1	—	440	161.00	161.00
3	—	478	142.00–152.50	146.34
9	—	586	125.00–132.50	126.60
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	435	175.00	175.00
7	—	484	167.50–173.00	171.39
3	—	768	133.00–134.00	133.34
1	—	595	155.00	155.00
2	—	675	135.00–140.00	137.43
2	—	725	134.00–139.00	136.43
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	475	162.50	162.50
1	—	380	175.00	175.00
2	—	630	132.50–141.00	136.65
2	—	425	162.50–170.00	166.07
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	575	169.00	169.00
6	—	643	162.00	162.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
24	—	1,014	57.00–64.00	59.48
17	—	1,011	65.00–72.00	67.68
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,563	67.00–71.00	69.76
10	—	1,594	72.00–79.00	74.71
1	—	1,960	87.00	87.00
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	1,082	63.00–70.00	67.74
13	—	1,274	79.00–85.00	80.81
34	—	1,239	71.00–78.00	74.08
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
15	—	1,475	101.00–108.00	104.39
4	—	1,634	110.00–114.00	112.16
5	—	1,282	95.00–99.00	97.40

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	1,038	840.00–870.00	854.24
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,200	930.00	930.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,175	880.00	880.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	825	1,050.00	1,050.00

Head, weight ranges, average weights and price ranges are exactly as USDA AMS filed them — nothing recomputed, nothing rounded — in USDA's own reporting structure. This is RaisedBeef's rendering of that data, not a copy of USDA's document.

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Reporter comment USDA

Bulls · summary 0–100 lb

What quality paid 0–100 lb

This barn's trailing prices 0–100 lb

How it compared 0–100 lb

Slaughter cattle

Every lot, as filed

How this sale compares

Northeast Georgia Livestock - Athens, GA

Feeder Cattle

Slaughter Cattle

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